Two Sides of A Coin

My husband and I wanted a place to share our projects...I do crafting (e.g. cards, sewing, etc...), household projects, and parties for kids. My husband makes toy trucks, household projects (e.g. closet redesign), and helps with party decorations and games. While he's a professional contractor, we do this for fun. We both cook, but I am more likely to try new and different recipes. We'll be trying out Pinterest items and reporting back.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Menu Board for the Kitchen

A newer craft project...I ordered some dry erase contact paper from Amazon. I thought it would be a great item to use for a menu board on the side of one of my kitchen cabinet. But, I had issues.FYI - If you leave the writing on the board too long, it really doesn't come off.I looked into ways to first clean the paper I already hung. I tried several of the remedies from Wikihow. I tried the Magic Eraser - that took care of some of it. I also tried hand sanitizer. And I tried toothpaste and vinegar. Honestly, the best idea was going over the old marks with a dry erase marker and then wiping it off. I got it mostly clean. And I tried to cover what I could with the letters I made.

Once that was ready, I started making my menu board pieces. First I printed out on regular paper the letters - M E N U M T W T F S S.

Then, I cut out red circles and placed the letters on top.

But they looked a little sad.

So I thought glittery foam is never wrong. I cut two circles slightly smaller than the red circles out.

And I used two sided tape to attach MENU to the top of the contact paper.

And then I placed the days of the week down the side -- no glittery foam board for them. But, I did used foam squares to attach them to the contact paper so they added a little extra dimension.

And overall, it works. I probably should have actually measured out the days of the week and evenly spaced them. But I like it.

Maybe when I get a Cricut or Silhouette Cameo,the letters will be a little easier to make items with. I strongly hinted at my husband how much I really want the Cameo. We'll see.